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jmamorteg
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November 13, 2014
Question

Error: "Resulting columns would be too short."

  • November 13, 2014
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I am trying to set double sided pagination options in an old FM file, and whatever choice I make, when pressing "Set", this error shows.

I have cleaned weird frames in master page. I have search for this message but haven´t been able to find anything regarding this issue.

What I'm trying to do is split this old document into chapters so it can be easily edited, I need to configure the pages to count even. Am I missing something?

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Timothyc55
Timothyc55
Known Participant
October 24, 2016

I have also had the same message for a frame that had a height less than the minimum.  I used trial and error to find a suitable height.

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dianeo25300006
Inspiring
October 14, 2016

In my case, this ended up being due to the length of the reference pages and the fact that items would be hidden at the new page size. I arranged these items so that they all fit the new size and all was well. I did have to remove one page override on the body pages as well.

Bob_Niland
Community Expert
Bob_NilandCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 13, 2014

Is the Body Flow A all one continuous object?

If so, I'd look at two approaches:

  1. Create a new empty document, and copy all the old Flow A into it.
  2. Create a new empty document, and import the Page Layouts back into the old one.

I'm wondering if you have some page layout overrides present, perhaps with some disconnected frames.

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